Local STAR Drug Court Hosts Statewide Conference Feb. 20-22

Local STAR Drug Court hosts statewide conference Feb. 20-22

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West Huddleston, CEO of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, will address the conference, and board members from the National Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals in Washington, D.C. also will attend and present. In …
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Notes on Industry and Civil Society Testimony at the 2013 Special 301 Hearing

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Years of negotiations and efforts to resolve this through a voluntary trade association framework have failed. However, the challenges are fixable. Caribbean governments can solve the problem by enforcing laws in place applicable to cable operators and …
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Dismissal of drug case tied to Schaumburg cops is a 'second chance,' Palatine …

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"He learned his lesson: guilt by association," Ross said. Cook County court clerk records show … Since his October 2012 arrest, Disney completed substance abuse treatment, which required that he pass regular drug tests. Disney says he has no plans at …
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NARCONON Georgia graduate Red Ribbon Day shows the face of Scientology – Narconon of Georgiauses the dangerous and useless sauna detoxification system made up by L. Ron Hubbard. The Oklahoma State Board of Mental Health found that “No scientifically well-controlled independent, long-term outcome studies were found that directly and clearly establish the effectiveness of the Narconon program for the treatment of chemical dependency and the more credible evidence establishes Narconon’s program is not effective.” Narconon International shares the Los Angeles address and suite number of ABLE (Association for Better Living and Education). ABLE is a well known Scientology front organization. The words “Scientology” and “Dianetics” are carefully avoided in all Narconon promotional literature, and Narconon attempts to present itself as something separate from Scientology and Dianetics, but the curriculum gives the game away. The Narconon “New Life” program is basically an 8 part introduction to Scientology. According to the newspaper Detroit News, Scientology Inc leader L. Ron Hubbard created Narconon and ran it to recruit former addicts into the mob. Courses taught were virtually identical to those offered by the Scientology business and included material packaged as the “Communications Course”, the “Study Course”, and the “Objectives Course”. Michigan Corrections Department psychologist John Hand called Narconon “so misleading as to be termed a ‘con.'” Hand said, “They are phony, a front for the ‘Church’ of Scientology. We found out in Michigan that …